[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3962 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3962

 To limit the authority of the Federal Government to acquire land for 
certain Federal agencies in counties in which 50 percent or more of the 
    total acreage is owned by the Federal Government and under the 
             administrative jurisdiction of such agencies.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2002

Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Otter, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
  Gibbons, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Herger) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit the authority of the Federal Government to acquire land for 
certain Federal agencies in counties in which 50 percent or more of the 
    total acreage is owned by the Federal Government and under the 
             administrative jurisdiction of such agencies.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Good Neighbor Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL ACQUISITION OF LANDS IN CERTAIN 
              COUNTIES.

    (a) Limitation on Net Increase in Federal Land Value.--
            (1) In general.--No Federal agency may acquire any interest 
        in qualified land that after such acquisition will be under the 
        administrative jurisdiction of a covered Federal agency, unless 
        the Federal Government disposes of interests in qualified land 
        located in the same county that--
                    (A) are under the administrative jurisdiction of 
                that covered Federal agency; and
                    (B) have a fair market value equal to at least 97 
                percent of the fair market value of the interest to be 
                acquired.
            (2) Limitations on application.--This subsection shall not 
        apply to--
                    (A) any acquisition of an interest in land that is 
                approved by the Governor of the State in which the land 
                is located; or
                    (B) any acquisition of an interest in a parcel of 
                land--
                            (i) that is comprised of 40 or fewer acres; 
                        and
                            (ii) that is located in a county in which, 
                        after the acquisition, less than 66 percent of 
                        the total acreage will be owned by the Federal 
                        Government.
            (3) Manner of disposal.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
        term ``dispose'' includes conveyance by sale or exchange.
    (b) Notice and Hearing Requirement.--The head of a Federal agency 
shall, before acquiring any interest in qualified land that after such 
acquisition will be under the administrative jurisdiction of a covered 
Federal agency--
            (1) provide notice to the Governor of the State, the chief 
        executive of the county, and each Member of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate elected to represent the 
        congressional district and State, respectively, in which the 
        land is located; and
            (2) hold at least one hearing in the county in which the 
        land is located, except in the case of an acquisition described 
        in subsection (a)(2)(B).
    (c) County Approval Requirement.--If the acquisition of qualified 
land by a Federal agency will result in 66 percent or more of the total 
acreage in a county being owned by the Federal Government and under the 
administrative jurisdiction of one or more covered Federal agencies, 
the agency may not acquire such land unless the acquisition is approved 
by the governing legislative body of the county.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered federal agency.--The term ``covered Federal 
        agency'' means each of the following:
                    (A) The Forest Service.
                    (B) The National Park Service.
                    (C) The Bureau of Land Management.
                    (D) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
            (2) Qualified land.--The term ``qualified land'' means land 
        located in a county in which 50 percent or more of the total 
        acreage is--
                    (A) owned, in whole or in part, by the Federal 
                Government; and
                    (B) under the administrative jurisdiction of one or 
                more covered Federal agencies.
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